Our two week trip to visit extended family is over. We’re at the airport waiting for our first flight toward home. If our second flight, which was pushed up and now has been delayed to its original time, leaves when it’s supposed to we’ll be arriving in San Francisco at midnight (so 3am “our” time).
And the kids have camp tomorrow.
Tomorrow is also my birthday, so I’m hoping their present to me is a morning of minimal complaints despite how tired they will surely be. Today was a super low key day (I’m not a big fan of ending a trip with a late flight), so hopefully that will help too.
I can’t believe we were at the farm exactly two weeks ago. That was an amazing three days, then some more fun in St. Louis and then almost a week of awesomeness with cousins in Charleston. It’s been a really good two weeks.
The trip to Charleston was especially great. My cousin and I get along really well. We’re both pretty laid back and have similar parenting styles. We’re both teachers so we have lots to talk about.
Our kids got along great. Her kids have similar eating habits to mine, which made what can be a tricky situation seamless. Every day we had a perfect mix of activities and down time. The kids were respectful of each other’s needs for down time when it got to be too much. Everyone slept decently. It just went really well and I’m so pleased.
The kids have camp this week and then Sunday we’re off to Hawaii. Then the kids and I are headed immediately to the KOA for three nights. And then there are just 1.5 weeks of summer! How is it going so fast?
Right now we have the kids in camp for that last full week but I’m thinking of pulling them. It’s just been non-stop and it’s a lot. We usually fly mid-week which gives them an extra day or two plus the weekends to recharge. We’ve been traveling on the weekends this year so they aren’t getting that down time. Also my son is in basketball camp that last week and he didn’t like his first session of that camp much at all. My daughter is in painting and I want her to take that but we could switch to afternoons instead of all day so she could sleep in.
We’ll see. I’m going to keep thinking about it. If I do that, then this week is the last I have with the kids in camp. I’m not sure I’m ready for this to be my last chance to get stuff done around the house, because I’m tired and we’re heading out again so soon. I’m also not super excited by the prospect of my son complaining about being bored all day and begging me for video game time.
What an amazing summer for all of you. Thank you for sharing some of the joys. Sounds like you will be doing LOTS of talking about expectations and needs and desires regarding that last set of camps. Your children’s perspectives will be interesting. It isn’t easy.
I get that camps can be a lot, but if the alternate is having them home begging for screen time, I’d keep the camp as scheduled. I’ve been struggling with that balance for my son this summer as well, and I can’t stand the constant zone out on ipad if there isn’t a scheduled activity for the day. Not to mention giving YOU another week of time to get yourself and your home sorted before the new school year.
Glad you had such a great trip!